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Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jun 29, 2020

Confrontational approach to China: Emotionally satisfying, strategically shortsighted

Japan needs sophisticated thinking and a rich menu of options to deal with China: A purely hard-line approach is neither.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 29, 2020

Washington, Seoul and Bolton’s bombshell memoir

On June 24, South Korea and the United States commemorated the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War. The two nations’ defense chiefs reaffirmed their commitment to the bilateral alliance, which “is built on mutual trust and shared values of freedom, democracy, human rights, and the...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2020

Chairman Kim goes back on script

U.S. President Donald Trump's 'bromance' with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has played out more or less as most experts expected.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 29, 2020

A week before Tokyo gubernatorial election, Koike takes commanding lead in polls

It appears the incumbent's strategy — taking advantage of her popularity by running a defensive campaign — is working.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 29, 2020

U.S. aircraft carriers hold joint drills after ASEAN lambastes Beijing over South China Sea

The second dual carrier exercise in a week comes amid a flurry of U.S. and Chinese military activity in Western Pacific.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 29, 2020

Jazz center Rudy Gobert still not fully recovered from COVID-19

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, the first NBA player to reportedly test positive for COVID-19 and who drew the ire of numerous people when the league initially suspended the season, says he is still not fully recovered more than three months after his original diagnosis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 29, 2020

Facebook’s growing ad exodus means more risks to revenue growth

No single company can significantly dent growth at Facebook, but a rising tally adds to pressure on other brands to follow suit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 29, 2020

Amateur traders pile into Asian stocks, making pros nervous

When the coronavirus pandemic sent shares plunging, you didn’t have to be a professional investor to spot a buying opportunity. In fact, it might be better if you weren’t.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 28, 2020

Satellites reveal major new gas industry methane leaks

One leak was spewing out 93 metric tons of methane every hour, equivalent to the amount of carbon dioxide pumped out in a year by 15,000 U.S. cars.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 28, 2020

Japanese players express concern as tennis tours prepare to restart

Yoshihito Nishioka, Japan's No. 2 men's player, told The Japan Times he thinks it's too early for tennis to resume in light of a spate of positive COVID-19 tests.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 28, 2020

In major milestone, global coronavirus cases pass 10 million

The milestone comes as many hard-hit countries are easing lockdowns while making extensive alterations to work and social life.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 28, 2020

Teams missing Orlando want their own camp, de facto league: report

As 22 NBA teams prepare to report to Florida to resume the regular season, the league has yet to figure out what to do with the eight teams left out of the Orlando bubble.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2020

China's lawmaking body adds Hong Kong security law to agenda, report says

The move signals that Beijing may soon hand down a still-secret measure that pro-democracy activists and business groups say could erode the city's unique freedoms.
CULTURE / Books
Jun 27, 2020

'The Art of Persistence': Toshiko Akamatsu and the ghosts she couldn't forget

Artist Toshiko Akamatsu's depiction of the horrors of World War II earned her renown, but it was her earlier work that came back to haunt her.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 27, 2020

How China is tightening its grip on Hong Kong's economy

International firms are increasingly being displaced in the territory by Chinese companies moving in and gaining a strong foothold.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 27, 2020

Mark Zuckerberg loses $7 billion as companies boycott Facebook ads

Mark Zuckerberg just became $7.2 billion poorer after a flurry of companies pulled advertising from Facebook Inc.’s network.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 27, 2020

Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool no longer burdened by history after winning Premier League title

Liverpool is no longer burdened by its painful 30-year title drought and has written a new chapter in the club's history after becoming Premier League champions, manager Jurgen Klopp said Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 26, 2020

Survey shows Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests may be losing steam

Support for yearlong pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong has slipped, now getting the backing of a slim majority, as the city braces for the imposition of Beijing-drafted national security legislation, a survey conducted for Reuters showed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 25, 2020

London's historical connections to slavery lurch into full view

If there’s one thing that foretold the City of London’s ambition to become the epicenter of finance it was the founding of the Royal Exchange almost 500 years ago.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 25, 2020

Contactless service kiosk in Japan upgraded to take temperatures

The system automatically takes the temperature of the person in front of the screen and issues instructions if the reading is above 37 degrees.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2020

Activist investors busier than ever in Japan despite coronavirus

Shareholder activists are saying they have more than enough cash to weather the coronavirus pandemic and boost shareholder returns.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2020

Japan's izakaya, a staple of after-work socializing, crippled by pandemic

Even though virus controls were lifted in May, more people working from home and social-distancing rules have forced most outlets to halve their seating.

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